Alexandre Lacazette has passed his medical and is expected to complete the paperwork to become Arsenal’s second signing of the summer and record transfer, just eclipsing the fee that they paid for Mesut Özil in 2013.

Chelsea and Roma have agreed a fee of £30.7m plus another £3.5m in add-ons for Antonio Rudiger.

Barcelona are preparing to rival Real Madrid for Dani Ceballos after club chiefs contacted Real Betis about the midfielder.

Ajax’s director of football Marc Overmars insists the Dutch club are determined to hold onto Kasper Dolberg and Amin Younes, following the departure of Davy Klaassen to Everton.

Chris Smalling is set for talks with Manchester United over his Old Trafford future.

Santi Cazorla may well have played his last game for Arsenal as he continues to struggle with an Achilles problem.